I have kind of given up, too. I did a no deposit order just about this time 2 years ago. I recently bought an IC-7610. I guess I'll see what I will do when they call me to tell me my order is ready.
John N1JM Wes Stewart-2 wrote > Except the OP gave up on waiting. > > I did too. I haven't cancelled my no-deposit K4 order, but I turn 80 > later this > year and I wanted a new radio before then. So I bought a TS-890S. It too > is a > single-receiver box. But, I'm two away from top of the Honor Roll and > have > 9-band DXCC all from withing a 10 mile circle and I've never owned a > transceiver > with two receivers. A contester might want one but as a DXer I've never > seen > the need. > > I've only had the Kenwood for about 7 months, but it's already been more > reliable than either my K3 or K3S. Prior to the Elecrafts I had a > TS-870SAT that > was flawless for over 12 years. The '890 isn't perfect, the K3 and K3S are > better on RTTY, I don't like not having mic and headphone jacks on the > rear > panel, among other nits. But the feel of the tuning knob, the ergonomics, > the > better frequency stability, the audio and the far better TX IMD are > pluses. It > has a built in tuner, albeit with a lesser range. Although I don't use or > have > an interest in remote operation, the Kenwood has built-in capability. > > Although the prices have actually gone up since i bought mine, they are > still > less than a base K4. > > Wes N7WS > > > On 6/8/2021 12:09 PM, George Thornton wrote: >> I don't know the FTDX10 but it looks like it has a single receiver and >> can't be updated. >> >> I note these Yaesu rigs seem to have crystal filters and use a >> combination of superhet and direct sampling architecture whereas the K4D >> is direct sampling. I would hold off on reaching conclusions on >> relative performance until the K4HD comes out and is tested. Only then >> would you get comparable radios. >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto: > [email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to > [email protected] -- Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
